01/19/12

• Need help using Blackboard?
• Try the Student Tutorials for Blackboard Vista
• Check out Student Help for Blackboard Vista
• Trouble accessing your Blackboard course?
• Don't miss a payment deadline! See http://www.uh.edu/students for important enrollment dates and deadlines.
• Check your enrollment status in myUH (PeopleSoft) at https://myuh.uh.edu.
• Blackboard enrollment comes from myUH (PeopleSoft) and is updated once a day at night.
• Access to courses in Blackboard begins on the first day of the semester unless your instructor has requested earlier access.
• If myUH (PeopleSoft) shows you are not enrolled in a course, you will not see the course in Blackboard.
• Not all instructors use Blackboard Vista. Check with your instructor or check the Blackboard Course/Section Finder to see if your course uses Blackboard Vista.
• LOG IN HELP
• See the Tutorial on Logging On to Blackboard Vista.
• Blackboard Vista and myUH (PeopleSoft) are separate systems with different passwords.
• What's my Blackboard Vista User Name?
• Your user name is your 7-digit myUH (PeopleSoft) ID.
• What's my Blackboard Vista Password?
• First time Blackboard Vista Users.
• Initial password format is your birthdate as mmddyyx! where x is first initial of last name in lower case followed by an exclamation point.
• On first log in, you will have to change your password and log in again with the new password.
• Returning Blackboard Vista Users.
• Your password is whatever you last set it to.
• If you don't remember your password, you can request a password reset.
• Allow 10-15 minutes for the reset to take effect.
• Passwords expire every 90 days.


• Problems with Java 1.6.0_29
• PC Users: Upgrade to Java 1.6.0_30 or stay at Java 1.6.0_26 or earlier.
• Mac users: Blackboard recommends staying at Java 1.6.0_26 or earlier.
• All users: If you have the option, Do NOT upgrade to Java version 1.6.0_29.
• For more information, see Blackboard Vista Java Issues.
• Other problems or questions? Go to Student Help.
• Students: Some courses contain publisher-created content for which an additional fee may be charged.
• BROWSER NEWS
• Instructors and students should use only browsers supported for Blackboard Vista 8, as shown at Vista 8.0 SP6 Supported Browsers and Operating Systems.
• Firefox Users to downgrade Firefox to version 3.6, go to Firefox Download 3.6. Select the download that matches your language and operating system.